Chapter 53 - 053 Players Searching for a way out
"Old Crazy, what’s your Level?" Bitter Melon Vine asked.
"Level 5," Mad Man answered. "Internal Power: 550, Blade Technique Proficiency: 600. What about you?"
"I’m about the same," Bitter Melon Vine replied. "In three days, the second batch of testers will arrive. Just grinding like this isn’t going to cut it; we won’t be able to establish a clear Level advantage."
"We need to find a place to grind Levels," Lazy Cancer Endless said. "Theoretically, killing monsters levels you up faster."
"Where can we kill monsters?" Shangguan Tiezhu asked.
"West Mountain," Not Settling For Less replied. "There are Beasts on West Mountain; I’ve heard about it. The City Lord’s Mansion buys Beast parts—hides, flesh, and bones—all of which can be exchanged for coin. The inns and fur shops outside offer even better prices..."
"Can we handle them at our current Level?" Silver asked. "The forums say Beasts are tough, and we’ll likely get insta-killed if we try."
"Whether we can or not, we have to try. We need to prove our value," Lazy Cancer Endless asserted. "If we can’t level up quickly and learn higher-Level Cultivation Techniques, our status as Hidden Guards is worthless. The NPCs have their own thoughts, and I think our applying as Hidden Guards has already offended the City Lord. She’s just placating us. This morning, Lao Mi and Rice were summoned by the City Lord and haven’t returned all day. I suspect they were sent on a mission. They’re the real beneficiaries of the hidden class."
"..." Several players who were grinding Levels paused, disheartened by Lazy Cancer Endless’s analysis.
"Can we still quit being Hidden Guards now?" Silver asked.
"I went back to Mo’s Sword Gym today and was thrown out," Bitter Melon Vine said. "Their reasoning was that since we’d joined the City Lord’s Mansion, it was inappropriate for us to have further ties with a martial arts gym. Also, it’s said that quitting the Hidden Guard means having our Martial Arts crippled..."